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World Service,15 Aug 2020,53 mins

Actor Russell Crowe

The Arts Hour

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In The Arts Hour this week with Nikki Bedi, Russell Crowe talks about his latest film Unhinged, his excitement at a coronation tea cup and why he’s had thirty years of self-isolating practice Icelandic director Hlynur Pálmason discusses his approach to filmmaking for his movie A White, White Day and the importance of letting films breathe Bollywood actor Sidharth Malhotra reveals what it takes to look the part Author Zadie Smith tells us how lockdown made her feel ‘out of control’ and why she had to turn to writing to get her through the start of the restrictions Australian novelist Kate Grenville explores her country’s colonial past in her new book A Room Made of Leaves David Boanuh tells us about filming the Ghana portion of Beyoncé’s visual album Black Is King And there’s 60’s Surf Rock Japanese style Nikki’s guest in the studio is cultural critic Anil Sinanan (Photo: Russell Crowe. Credit: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)

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